Boys' name · since 1880
Junius
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 5,373 babies named Junius, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,195 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,373
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Junius currently ranks #7195 among boys' names in America, with 5,373 babies recorded since 1880.
Junius has 5,373 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7195 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,711 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,195 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,373 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Junius ranks #1,711 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,195 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,373 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,195 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,373
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Junius's 5,373 recorded births place it above 96.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Junius compares
5,373 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Junius's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Junius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,373 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 151 | 34 | 22,252 |
Junius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Junius's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 151, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Junius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Junius by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,278 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Junius's strongest decade.
1,278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Junius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 173
1880s
173 births
- 1890s 239
1890s
239 births
- 1900s 258
1900s
258 births
- 1910s
1910s
909 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,278 births
- 1930s
1930s
640 births
- 1940s 492
1940s
492 births
- 1950s 422
1950s
422 births
- 1960s 289
1960s
289 births
- 1970s 197
1970s
197 births
- 1980s 149
1980s
149 births
- 1990s 111
1990s
111 births
- 2000s 95
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 85
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,278 births (24% of all-time use).
How Junius compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Junius's total volume
Junius by state
Where Junius concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 1,030 | 19.2% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 841 | 15.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 597 | 11.1% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 183 | 3.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 39 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 35 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 27 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 24 | 0.4% |
1,030 of 5,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Junius appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Junius's data
- Junius's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,278 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Juniuss (1,030 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Junius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Junius draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.